Ulf Reinhold Dahlén (born 21 January 1967) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, and former head coach for HV71 and Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League. His son Jonathan Dahlén was drafted 42nd overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Ulf Dahlén
Ulf Dahlén in September 2011
Born (1967-01-21) 21 January 1967 (age 57)
Östersund, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for IF Björklöven
New York Rangers
Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
San Jose Sharks
Chicago Blackhawks
HV71
Washington Capitals
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 7th overall, 1985
New York Rangers
Playing career 1985–2003

Career

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Dahlén was drafted seventh overall by the New York Rangers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played 966 career NHL games, scoring 301 goals, 354 assists and 655 points. During his active playing career, he played for 14 seasons, between 1987–88 and 2002–03, in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals. On 15 April 1993, Dahlén scored the final goal in Minnesota North Stars history in a 5–3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, Russ Courtnall and Dave Gagner assisted on the goal.

After his playing career, he has served as an assistant coach for the Swedish national team and a pro scout for the Dallas Stars; and in June 2006, he was hired as an assistant coach by the Stars.[2] Following the 2007–08 season, Dahlén left Dallas to take the head coaching position for Frölunda HC in Elitserien in Sweden.[3] After three seasons with Frölunda, Dahlén signed as head coach for HV71, where he played for two seasons in the late 1990s.[4]

Accomplishments and awards

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  • Swedish Junior Player of the Year Award (1985)
  • EJC-A All-Star Team (1985)
  • Named Best Forward at EJC-A (1985)
  • WJC-A All-Star Team (1987)
  • Swedish World All-Star Team (1993)
  • WC-A All-Star Team (1993)

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Östersunds IK SWE.2 36 15 11 26 10
1984–85 Östersunds IK SWE.2 31 27 26 53 20 5 6 0 6 4
1985–86 IF Björklöven SEL 22 4 3 7 8
1986–87 IF Björklöven SEL 31 9 12 21 20 6 6 2 8 4
1987–88 Colorado Rangers IHL 2 2 2 4 0
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 70 29 23 52 26
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 56 24 19 43 50 4 0 0 0 0
1989–90 New York Rangers NHL 63 18 18 36 30
1989–90 Minnesota North Stars NHL 13 2 4 6 0 7 1 4 5 2
1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 66 21 18 39 6 15 2 6 8 4
1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79 36 30 66 10 7 0 3 3 2
1992–93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 83 35 39 74 6
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 65 19 38 57 10
1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 13 6 6 12 0 14 6 2 8 0
1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 46 11 23 34 11 11 5 4 9 0
1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 59 16 12 28 27
1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 43 8 11 19 8
1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 30 6 8 14 10 5 0 1 1 0
1997–98 HV71 SEL 29 9 22 31 16 5 1 3 4 12
1998–99 HV71 SEL 25 14 15 29 4
1999–00 Washington Capitals NHL 75 15 23 38 8 5 0 1 1 2
2000–01 Washington Capitals NHL 73 15 33 48 6 6 0 1 1 2
2001–02 Washington Capitals NHL 69 23 29 52 8
2002–03 Dallas Stars NHL 63 17 20 37 14 11 1 3 4 0
SEL totals 107 36 52 88 48 11 7 5 12 16
NHL totals 966 301 354 655 230 85 15 25 40 12

International

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Medal record
Representing   Sweden
Ice hockey
European Junior Championships
  1985 France
World Junior Championships
  1987 Czechoslovakia
World Championships
  1998 Switzerland
  1993 Germany
  2002 Sweden
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1985 Sweden EJC 5 7 4 11 0
1986 Sweden WJC 7 3 4 7 4
1987 Sweden WJC 7 7 8 15 2
1989 Sweden WC 10 2 2 4 4
1991 Sweden CC 6 2 1 3 5
1993 Sweden WC 6 5 2 7 0
1996 Sweden WCH 4 1 1 2 0
1998 Sweden OG 4 1 0 1 2
1998 Sweden WC 10 3 3 6 0
2002 Sweden OLY 4 1 2 3 0
2002 Sweden WC 9 5 2 7 0
Junior totals 19 17 16 33 6
Senior totals 53 20 13 33 11

References

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  1. ^ Garrioch, Bruch (25 June 2016). "Senators draft Dahlen, another son of former NHLer, in second round". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Stars make front office moves". DallasStars.com. Dallas Stars. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Dahlén och Karlsson leder Frölunda". Hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan AB. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Ulf Dahlén ny huvudtränare för HV71". HV71.se (in Swedish). HV71. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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Preceded by New York Rangers first round draft pick
1985
Succeeded by
Preceded by Golden Puck
1998
Succeeded by